NEW YORK—Over the years, Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll has had every hairstyle imaginable, including a bubble beehive, a ‘60s flip and even multi-colored hair extensions. But she’s never been bald. That may change if the women behind the Facebook page, “Beautiful and Bald Barbie” influence executives at the world’s largest toy company. “We would like to see a Beautiful and Bald Barbie made to help young girls who suffer from hair loss due to cancer treatments, alopecia or trichotillomania,” reads Jane Bingham and Beckie Sypin’s Facebook page, which has almost 40,000 “likes.” “Many children have some difficulty accepting their mother, sister, aunt, grandparent or friend going from a long haired to a bald.”  READ MORE HERE

(Opinion: If MATTEL will not endorse this doll, maybe someone else will?)